Ornamental accessory for wheels



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@@*MMEJ Jan. 9, 1940. s. A. LYON ORNMENTAL ACCESSORY FR WHEELS 2sheets-sheet 2 Filed Nov. 5, 1936 tically 'disposed -fastening flange.

wheels are mounted in pairs, the fastening flanges are'fadapted to beydisposed inintimate contact.

80 with each other, the inclined'body parts thusex` Patented Jan. Q,

gUlfuran STATES y i onNAMENTAr. l ACCESSORY rolt wHEELs l George'AlbertLyon, Allenhurst, N. J. fapplication Lrmveml'ier 5,1936. serial Nmioazsz1 claim.` -(ci. 301-31) Thls'invention relates to ornamental accessoriesnfor wheels, and more particularly to an ornamental'l accessory adaptedto be jmounted on either sdeof a Wheel having a different configurationon one side than on the other side.

One type of wheel which is commonly manu facture'd atfthe present timeis so constructed that it may either be mounted on a vehicle singly orit may be mounted with a similar wheel on a single hub to form a pair ofwheels. IThis practice is particularlycommon in the truck manu-yfacturing' -industry where the equipment of trucks depends to a largeextentupon the nature 'of the' load for which the truck is subsequentlyintended to be used. Wheels of this character are usually designed withan' inclned body part having a central vertending outwardly away fromeach other. When the wheels are arranged in this manner, it` is to benoted that the sideof the outer wheel remote from its fastening iiangebecomes the` outer side of the pair. However, when only a single wheelis used, it is common to use the innerwheel only vo1' 'the pair. Underthese circumstances, the outer side ofthe wheel with reference to thevehicle, is the fastening flange side thereof.

In order to reduce manufacturing cost of orna- `mental members adaptedfor disposition over the such as'to operate -under either circumstance,since there will be no *subsequent-changeability* requirements. o

- It isan object of this invention to providefan ornamental accessoryfor wheels having the f above described highly desirablecharacteristics.

It is a further object of this invention to pro-V vide a novelornamental accessory for wheels' which is economical tolmanufacture andrugged `and reliable in use.

` It is a. still further object of invention tovv lprovide an ornamentalmember adapted for disposition on either side of a wheel.

Another object of this invention 1s to provide a novel ornamentalaccessory for wheels of the type which are adapted to be used eithersingly or in pairs on a single hub.

When .the

Another and further object of vthis'invention is to provide a novelornamental side covering member for wheels of the type .having adifferent con-f figuration on one side'than ontheother, y'

Another and still further object of this inven# ltion isA to provide a'novel combination ofornamental members on wheels.l o

The novel features WhichI- believe tobevchar.-

. acteristic of my inventionareset forth withparticularity in theappended claim; My invention itself, however, both'as toitsporg'anization and .manner of construction, together withfurther ob-1 jects and advantages thereof, may best be'underf stood by reference tothe following description. is,

taken A in connectionv with the accompanying drawings, in which:

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'Figure 1 is a side elevational view partly in cross mental member.:mounted thereon;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view ofthe wheel and ornamentalmember ofFigure iwith the ornamental membery partly vbroken away to lllustratethe body Polit of the.,wheel;' and Flgure-3 is a side'elevational viewApartly in cross sectionof a double wheel-mounting on av single hullywithA an ornamental member disposed overthe outer 'side of the? outerwheel;

- section illustrating a single wheel and panorna- I to is illustratedas being `inoux'it'ed on hub` I I Wheel I0 includes a--rim partI2andayb'ody part I3. Rim I2 isof-a type frequently employed by a )oaseportion; I5, and an, annular groove lI6 f which is jadapted to receivevthe usual mountingring to complete the rim'as'sembly. Body partlief-wheel I0 has a laterally extending flange ings, a single WheelIIlio'f the'v typebove -referred y wheel manufacturersand includes aside edge I4, a

or portion II at its outer periphery and a ver- A tically disposedfastening flange' I8 lcentrally situated thereon.y Laterally extendinglflange I1 is adapted to lbe secured to base portion I5V of rim I2 inanysuitable manner such as by welding o r riveting (no'trshown). Theimmediate orvmain portion IIS .of body part I3 is inclined at asubstantial angle -to the vertical plane of the wheel as is clearlyindicated in Figure l of the drawings. Main portion I9 of'bodylpart I3is provided with an annular series `of openings 2U.

fastening .-fiange` ZI which is adapted to have fastening flange Il ofbody part I3 firmly secured thereto when wheel I0 is in itsmountedposition on the vehicle bymeans of bolts 22 and nuts 23.

" 'Hub' II v'is provided with a radially extending y An ornamentalmember of novel design Ais I vshown as being` mounted on. theoutersideof wheel IIl.` Ornamental member 24 includes a centrally disposedoutwardly extending protuberance or crownlike portion 25, a relativelysmall substantially laterally extending intermediate portion 26 and ancuter portion 21. Outer are mounted singly on a hub.

portion 21 is preferably provided with an underturned outer edge portion28 which is adapted when mounted, as shown in Figure 1, to engage theouter edge portion 29 of rim I2 on the open side of the rim. As willpresently be explained in connection with the discussion of Figure 3'ofthe drawings, underturned edge28 of ornamental member 24 is also adaptedto engage the outer edge 30 of laterally extending flange I1 whenornamental member 24 is mounted on the other side of wheel I0.

Ornamental member 24 is provided with a plurality of annularly disposedresilient ornamental member retaining elements 3I. Resilient elements 3lhave a tail portion 32 which is adapted to be secured to the undersideof ornamental member 24 at substantially the junction point ofprotuberance and substantially laterally ex tending portion 26 by anysuitable means such as bya bracket 33 which is welded to ornamentalme'mber 24. YThe free end of the resilient element Il extendssubstantially laterally from ornamental' member 24 and is terminated ina radially outwardly extending tip portion 34. Resilient elements 3| areso disposed that they are adapted mental member 24 is adapted to bedisposed on the opposite side of the wheel from that illustrated inFigure 1, as is necessary when 'wheel I0 is mounted with asimilar wheelI0 on a single hub 40 to form a double wheel assembly.

In order that the identity of parts may be clearly kept in mind, thoseportions which are precisely the same as corresponding portionsin`Figure 1 are given the same reference numerals while those portionsof the similar wheel III' whichare identical to corresponding portionson wheel I0 have been given the same reference numerals with a primeadded thereto. As will readily be understood from a cursory inspectionof Figure 3 of the drawings, wheel I0' is adapted to be mounted on hub40, the fastening flange I8 of wheel I0 being disposed in intimatecontact with the fastening flange I8 of wheel I0, and both fianges beingfirmly secured to radial extending fastening ange 4I of hub 40 by meansof bolts 22 and nuts 23. It is to be noted that when two wheels of the'above described type are mounted together, that is, with theirrespective fastening flanges disposed in intimate contact with eachother, that the outer side of the outer wheel is the reverse of thatwhich constitutes the outer side of the single wheel as illustrated inFigure 1. Ornamental member 24 is therefore presented to a differentside of the wheel when wheels of this type are mounted in pairs thanwhen they In the double wheel assembly, outer .underturned edge 28 ofornamental member 24 is adapted to extend into engagement with outeredge of laterally extending flange I1. It is also to be noted thatunderturned edge 28 is inl engagement with the under surface of baseflange I5 of rim I2'.

When ornamental member 24 is adapted to be secured to the side of thevwheel opposite to that of the fastening flange, it-is obviouslynecessary that a slightly diierent form of ornamental member retainingelement is necessary. As is clearly indicated in Figure`3, ornamentalmember 24 is provided with a plurality of' resilient ornamental memberretaining elements 42 which are substantially longer than thosedescribed in connection with Figure 1 since in this instance theopenings 20 through which the resilient elements are adapted to extendare further away from the ornamental member. Resilient elements 42 maybe secured to ornamental member 4 in a manner substantially equivalentto that subscribed in connection with Figure l, such as by brackets 43which are welded to the under suxface of ornamental member 24. Since theouter edge'of openings 20 is substantially nearer to ornamental member24, than is the inner edge, it is preferable to secure resilientelements 42 in proximity to the outer edge of ornamental member 24 on`the under side of portion 21'.' Aswillbe observed from. the drawing,.outer portion 21 o! ornamental member 24 is depressed'inwardly'. Thisparticular configuration'makes it possible. to' provide much shorterresilient elements .than would otherwise be the case, since it bringsthe outer under surface of' ornamental member 24 nearer the body. partof the wheel.' Itis to be' understood, however, that resilient. elements42 may be secured to the ornamental member24 at substantialy the sameplace as that illustrated in Figure 1, it being only necessary toprovide a sufficiently long free end Vportieri therefor to engage theinner edge'of opening 20'.

From the above description, it will be seen that I have provided a novelornamental accessory for wheels having a diiierent configuration on onevside than on the other side. The ornamental accessory may beconveniently mounted on eitherv of the ornamental member retaining meanswhich.

is carried by the ornamental member. structing an ornamental member inthismanner, it will at once become apparent to those skilled in the artthat manufacturing cost is substantially reduced since only one set ofstamping equipment is required for' makingv an ornamentalmember for useon wheel assemblies of two distinctly different types. y y

While I have shown a particular embodiment of my invention, it will ofcourse be understood that I do not wish to be limited tiereto since manymodifications may be made, and I therefore contemplate by the appendedclaim to cover all such modifications as fall within the true spirit andscope of my invention. f

I claim as my invention: i

In combination, a wheel comprising a disc with a cylindrical flange anda. rim having a cylindrical base fitting on said fiange and a channelportion on the other side of said disc from said flange for receiving aremovable tire :retaining flange and having an inside diameter slightlysmaller than the outside diameter of said cylindrical flange, theeclgeof said cylindrical flange and the outside of said channel portionforming annular abutments facing outward towards opposite sides oi' thewheel, and a round ornamental member having a diameter greater vthansaid' inside diameter of the channel portion and not By congreater thansaid outside diameter of said cylindrlcal fiange and having means `forholding it on one side of said wheel with the edge thereof against oneof said abutments.

GEORGE ALBERT LYON.

